FERREIRA, Eduarda

Eduarda Ferreira was born on March 28, 2001, and began her musical studies at the Sociedade Artística Musical Fafense – Banda de Golães at the age of seven, with Tiago Ferreira. Later, she entered the first grade, in Manuel Nunes' trumpet class, at the José Atalaya Music Academy , where she completed the Basic Course of articulated education . She is currently in the eighth grade of the Musical Training Course, with Cristina Cunha as her instructor.

He is a member of the chamber music choir, the wind orchestra, the symphony orchestra, the brass quintet, and the Cort'Jaz group of the José Atalaya Music Academy , having studied with Tiago Ferreira, José Ricardo Freitas, Andriy Stepanskyy, Rui Martins, and José Miguel Costa. Throughout his academic career, he has performed numerous solo concerts, chamber music concerts, choral and orchestral performances.

She participated in several musicals such as "Kate and the Skate", "School of Dreams" and "Joseph and the Dazzling Thousand-Colored Cloak" and was the protagonist in the musicals "Joseph's Dreams" and "Beauty and the Beast" at the Basto Music Academy.

She also participated in educational concerts, in the fundraising concert for UNICEF during the "Terra Justa" event in partnership with the String Orchestra of Colégio Moderno, and in the exchange between the José Atalaya Music Academy and the Castelo de Paiva Music Academy.

She participated in the “XI National Meeting of APEM ” with the theme “Music, general and specialized education: (with)fluences”, at the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation , in Lisbon, and in the Training Action “Kodály: musical education based on singing – Level I” and “Kodály: musical education based on singing – Level II” with Professor Sarolta Plátthy, organized by the Portuguese Association of Musical Education ( APEM ), at the Porto Music Conservatory .

He began his composition work as part of the ATC discipline with Nuno Peixoto de Pinho in October 2016. In October 2017, he won an Honorable Mention in the “4th Songwriting Competition for Children”, organized by APEM , with the work “O relógio de sala” (The Living Room Clock), which is published by the same association. This work was also published in the APEM online supplement and recorded for the website Cantar Mais – Mundos com voz (Sing More – Worlds with Voice), having worked with Gilberto Costa and Carlos Gomes.

He has original works for various instrumental ensembles: “As Alterações” and “O relógio de sala” for Children's Choir and Piano; “Crescer e Aprender com a Música” and “A Magia da Música” for Children's Choir and Symphony Orchestra; “Aguarela do Servir”, “Cavalo à Solta”, “(semtítulo)” and “Até que amei” for Voice and Piano; “Vazio” for Trio (piano, violin and cello); “Reflexos” for Wind Orchestra; “Pseudo-Romantismo” for Flute and Piano; and “Peça para Clarinete Solo”.

Since April 2017, she has given 32 concerts of her works, most of them under her own direction. She has presented her works in Fafe, Vila Verde, Gondomar and Santa Maria da Feira.

He also made 12 arrangements, mostly at the request of others, presented in Fafe, Vieira do Minho and Braga. His arrangements are for the following ensembles: trio – piano, violin and cello; SATB choir; SATB choir and piano; string quartet, piano and choir; quartet – piano, 2 violas and clarinet; quartet – piano, 2 violins and cello; Wind Orchestra and Symphony Orchestra.

She is currently working with Arpejo Editora, where she will publish 6 works.